Art: Brent Hollowell · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast
Jyoti, Moag Ancient
UGLegendary Creature — Elemental · from $0.26
When Jyoti enters, create a 1/1 green Forest Dryad land creature token for each time you've cast your commander from the command zone this game. (They're affected by summoning sickness.)
At the beginning of each combat, land creatures you control get +X/+X until end of turn, where X is Jyoti's power.
A typical Commander deck
A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.
- Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
- Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
- Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
- Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
- Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
- Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan
Staples in these colors
The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).
Budget
55 of 100 at $5 or less · 31 at $1 or less
| # | Card | Type | MV | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sol Ring | Artifact | 1 | $1.07 |
| 2 | Command Tower | Land | 0 | $0.26 |
| 3 | Arcane Signet | Artifact | 2 | $0.34 |
| 4 | Exotic Orchard | Land | 0 | $0.19 |
| 5 | Reliquary Tower | Land | 0 | $4.28 |
| 6 | Swiftfoot Boots | Artifact | 2 | $1.43 |
| 7 | Lightning Greaves | Artifact | 2 | $3.86 |
| 8 | Path of Ancestry | Land | 0 | $0.16 |
| 9 | Counterspell | Instant | 2 | $1.33 |
| 10 | Fellwar Stone | Artifact | 2 | $0.47 |
| 11 | Rogue's Passage | Land | 0 | $0.31 |
| 12 | Evolving Wilds | Land | 0 | $0.09 |
| 13 | Cultivate | Sorcery | 3 | $0.38 |
| 14 | Thought Vessel | Artifact | 2 | $2.23 |
| 15 | Farseek | Sorcery | 2 | $0.42 |
| 16 | Beast Within | Instant | 3 | $0.49 |
| 17 | Nature's Lore | Sorcery | 2 | $2.15 |
| 18 | Rampant Growth | Sorcery | 2 | $0.39 |
| 19 | Heroic Intervention | Instant | 2 | $9.28 |
| 20 | Terramorphic Expanse | Land | 0 | $0.10 |
| 21 | Myriad Landscape | Land | 0 | $0.25 |
| 22 | Mind Stone | Artifact | 2 | $0.21 |
| 23 | An Offer You Can't Refuse | Instant | 1 | $3.01 |
| 24 | Birds of Paradise | Creature | 1 | $4.98 |
| 25 | Polluted Delta | Land | 0 | $19.85 |
| 26 | Kodama's Reach | Sorcery | 3 | $1.55 |
| 27 | Flooded Strand | Land | 0 | $12.78 |
| 28 | Three Visits | Sorcery | 2 | $5.55 |
| 29 | Skullclamp | Artifact | 1 | $4.85 |
| 30 | Solemn Simulacrum | Creature | 4 | $0.27 |
| 31 | Misty Rainforest | Land | 0 | $35.98 |
| 32 | Bloodstained Mire | Land | 0 | $14.54 |
| 33 | Fabled Passage | Land | 0 | $0.65 |
| 34 | Windswept Heath | Land | 0 | $11.19 |
| 35 | Rhystic Study | Enchantment | 3 | $61.06 |
| 36 | Wooded Foothills | Land | 0 | $17.96 |
| 37 | Verdant Catacombs | Land | 0 | $29.16 |
| 38 | Scalding Tarn | Land | 0 | $36.86 |
| 39 | Marsh Flats | Land | 0 | $32.04 |
| 40 | Arcane Denial | Instant | 2 | $1.88 |
| 41 | Commander's Sphere | Artifact | 3 | $0.19 |
| 42 | Negate | Instant | 2 | $0.12 |
| 43 | Arid Mesa | Land | 0 | $31.40 |
| 44 | Cyclonic Rift | Instant | 2 | $29.75 |
| 45 | Llanowar Elves | Creature | 1 | $0.24 |
| 46 | Breeding Pool | Land | 0 | $9.15 |
| 47 | Swan Song | Instant | 1 | $10.72 |
| 48 | Ancient Tomb | Land | 0 | $56.94 |
| 49 | Brainstorm | Instant | 1 | $0.56 |
| 50 | Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth | Land | 0 | $56.13 |
| 51 | Boseiju, Who Endures | Land | 0 | $50.48 |
| 52 | Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth | Land | 0 | $16.76 |
| 53 | Fierce Guardianship | Instant | 3 | $59.21 |
| 54 | Temple of the False God | Land | 0 | $0.19 |
| 55 | Chromatic Lantern | Artifact | 3 | $0.38 |
| 56 | Otawara, Soaring City | Land | 0 | $26.57 |
| 57 | Garruk's Uprising | Enchantment | 3 | $0.39 |
| 58 | City of Brass | Land | 0 | $9.17 |
| 59 | The One Ring | Artifact | 4 | $109.88 |
| 60 | Hinterland Harbor | Land | 0 | $0.28 |
| 61 | Frantic Search | Instant | 3 | $0.82 |
| 62 | Mystic Remora | Enchantment | 1 | $10.97 |
| 63 | Elvish Mystic | Creature | 1 | $0.35 |
| 64 | Cavern of Souls | Land | 0 | $47.72 |
| 65 | Propaganda | Enchantment | 3 | $1.84 |
| 66 | Sakura-Tribe Elder | Creature | 2 | $0.30 |
| 67 | Mana Confluence | Land | 0 | $34.75 |
| 68 | Urza's Saga | Enchantment | 0 | $34.67 |
| 69 | Mana Drain | Instant | 2 | $50.65 |
| 70 | Lotus Petal | Artifact | 0 | $35.11 |
| 71 | Eternal Witness | Creature | 3 | $1.10 |
| 72 | Wayfarer's Bauble | Artifact | 1 | $0.31 |
| 73 | Roaming Throne | Creature | 4 | $47.06 |
| 74 | Ashnod's Altar | Artifact | 3 | $8.15 |
| 75 | Yavimaya Coast | Land | 0 | $0.31 |
| 76 | War Room | Land | 0 | $0.79 |
| 77 | Ponder | Sorcery | 1 | $1.82 |
| 78 | Rejuvenating Springs | Land | 0 | $4.12 |
| 79 | Delighted Halfling | Creature | 1 | $25.91 |
| 80 | Herald's Horn | Artifact | 3 | $2.88 |
| 81 | Mana Vault | Artifact | 1 | $91.59 |
| 82 | Pongify | Instant | 1 | $2.21 |
| 83 | Chrome Mox | Artifact | 0 | $51.19 |
| 84 | Windfall | Sorcery | 3 | $4.78 |
| 85 | Mystical Tutor | Instant | 1 | $14.99 |
| 86 | Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx | Land | 0 | $45.68 |
| 87 | Reflecting Pool | Land | 0 | $5.50 |
| 88 | Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs | Instant | 3 | $9.68 |
| 89 | Worldly Tutor | Instant | 1 | $26.58 |
| 90 | Dreamroot Cascade | Land | 0 | $0.86 |
| 91 | Mystic Sanctuary | Land | 0 | $1.01 |
| 92 | Three Tree City | Land | 0 | $29.09 |
| 93 | Return of the Wildspeaker | Instant | 5 | $1.51 |
| 94 | Gemstone Caverns | Land | 0 | $62.05 |
| 95 | Command Beacon | Land | 0 | $7.99 |
| 96 | Hardened Scales | Enchantment | 1 | $1.85 |
| 97 | Tireless Provisioner | Creature | 3 | $2.33 |
| 98 | Doubling Season | Enchantment | 5 | $29.62 |
| 99 | Idol of Oblivion | Artifact | 2 | $2.40 |
| 100 | Prismatic Vista | Land | 0 | $28.10 |
Curve of these staples
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Combos with Jyoti, Moag Ancient
The 10 most popular of 16 combos (by EDHREC decklist count) using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.
Food Chain + Jyoti, Moag Ancient + Lotus Cobra
Infinite colored mana · Infinite commander casts · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite Forest tokens · Infinite landfall triggers · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite storm count
Food Chain + Jyoti, Moag Ancient + Tireless Provisioner
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers · Infinite artifact tokens · Infinite colored mana · Infinite commander casts · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite Food tokens · Infinite Forest tokens · Infinite landfall triggers · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite storm count · Infinite Treasure tokens
Concordant Crossroads + Jyoti, Moag Ancient + Springheart Nantuko
Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite death triggers · Infinite green mana · Infinite creature tokens with haste · Infinite landfall triggers · Infinite Forest tokens
Concordant Crossroads + Food Chain + Jyoti, Moag Ancient
Infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast creature spells · Infinite commander casts · Infinite creature tokens with haste · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite Forest tokens · Infinite green mana · Infinite landfall triggers · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite storm count
Food Chain + Jyoti, Moag Ancient + Nissa, Resurgent Animist
Infinite colored mana · Infinite commander casts · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite Forest tokens · Infinite landfall triggers · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite storm count
Deadeye Navigator + Dryad of the Ilysian Grove + Jyoti, Moag Ancient + Tatyova, Steward of Tides
Infinite Forest tokens · Infinite blinking · Infinite colored mana · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature tokens with haste · Infinite landfall triggers
Jyoti, Moag Ancient + Springheart Nantuko + Thousand-Year Elixir
Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite death triggers · Infinite green mana · Infinite creature tokens with haste · Infinite landfall triggers · Infinite Forest tokens
Food Chain + Jyoti, Moag Ancient + Thousand-Year Elixir
Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite storm count · Infinite green mana · Infinite creature tokens with haste · Infinite landfall triggers · Infinite commander casts · Infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast creature spells · Infinite Forest tokens
Jyoti, Moag Ancient + Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu + Springheart Nantuko
Infinite creature ETB · Infinite Forest tokens · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature tokens with haste · Infinite death triggers · Infinite green mana · Infinite landfall triggers
Earthcraft + Food Chain + Jyoti, Moag Ancient
Infinite colored mana that can only be used to cast creature spells · Infinite commander casts · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite Forest tokens · Infinite landfall triggers · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite storm count · Infinite mana basic lands you control can produce · Infinite untap of basic lands you control · Infinite green mana
Top finishes
One finish placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.
- 10th of 22 — TGL April Bracket 3 on Topdeck.ggApr 11, 2026 · 1–2–0 · by Duncan McClellan
Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.